First Look: National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene Presents “Hava Tequila Nights”
Before their Oct. 22nd debut, the stars of the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's Upcoming Hava Tequila Nights share their stories
What’s The Deal With Christian Comedians Trying To Sound Like Jewish Comics?
The style is Seinfeld and Sahl. The comedy itself? Something entirely different.
Wilt Chamberlain Scores Again As A Borscht Belt Bellhop
For those unaware, Chamberlain was, in fact, a Borscht Belt bellhop, brought in by Kutschers, presumably because he could carry more trays than normal-sized bellhops.
When Comedy Went to School: The Heeb Review
It gives a great, if somewhat impressionistic, picture of this lost world (including some salacious details about the trysting that went on between the ladies up in the Catskills without their husbands and the young, male hotel staff members)
Jewish Rapper Spits Hot Rhymes About His Toenail
One Jewish rapper's pain is another man's hip-hop jam
Kutsher’s: The Borscht Belt’s Last Resort
A new movie about the last Jewish resort of the Borscht Belt needs your help
Liverspotting: Old Jewish Comedians by Drew Friedman
One of the most searing satirists working in any medium, Drew Friedman depicts the grit behind the glamour in disarming detail. Eli Valley talks to him about his latest work, Even More Old Jewish Comedians.
